A system of bonuses designed to keep experienced New Orleans police officers on the force is running out of money, and the Cantrell administration says there won’t be enough left to pay all of them.
The Cantrell administration set aside $20 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act money in 2022 to pay $10,000 bonuses to officers who stayed for three more years.
But the administration said last month that the city is $6 million to $8 million short on money due to officers this month…